Pennsylvania Act 2013-111 — PROJECT 70 LANDS - RELEASE AND IMPOSITION OF RESTRICTIONS

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Authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain Project 70 land situate in Piney Creek Springs, Woodbury Township, Blair County, owned by the Commonwealth in return for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on certain land situate in Woodbury Township, Blair County, being conveyed to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Release of restrictions in Piney Creek Springs, Woodbury Township, Blair County.

(a) Authorization.--Pursuant to the requirements of section 20(b) of the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8), known as the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act, the General Assembly hereby authorizes the release of Project 70 restrictions on a portion of lands owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission that are described in subsection (b), in return for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on land described in subsection (c) that is being conveyed to the commission.

(b) Land to be released from restrictions.--The parcel of land to be released from Project 70 restrictions is located in Woodbury Township, Blair County, and more particularly described as follows:

All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in Woodbury Township, County of Blair, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania more particularly described as a portion of the lands conveyed to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acting by and through the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in the deed found in Blair County Deed Book 1221, Page 178, currently called Tax Parcel 40 on Blair County Tax Map 24-11 (Parent Tract), northwest of State Route 866 more particularly described as follows:

COMMENCING at the centerline of the intersection of State Route 866 and State Route 2020 (Royer Mountain Road) thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of State Route 866 a distance of approximately 730 feet to a point opposite an iron pin set in the western right of way for State Route 866, and being the Point of Beginning,

BEGINNING at the Point of Beginning, Thence along the western right of way line for State Route 866, South 21° 17' 03" West, a distance of 54.46 feet to an iron pin set in the western right of way for State Route 866; Thence leaving the western right of way for State Route 866, along a new line through the above mentioned Commonwealth property, the following twelve (12) courses and distances:

1. North 45° 22' 13" West, a distance of 657.83 feet to an iron pin set;

2. South 44° 37' 45" West, a distance of 193.00 feet to an iron pin set;

3. North 45° 22' 13" West, a distance of 249.86 feet to an iron pin set;

4. North 22° 39' 27" East, a distance of 405.29 feet to an iron pin set;

5. North 07° 39' 54" West, a distance of 132.43 feet to an iron pin set;

6. North 21° 31' 24" East, a distance of 77.77 feet to an iron pin set;

7. South 87° 25' 39" East, a distance of 163.74 feet to an iron pin set;

8. South 25° 32' 25" East, a distance of 168.63 feet to an iron pin set;

9. South 20° 06' 46" East, a distance of 169.73 feet to an iron pin set;

10. South 15° 13' 48" West, a distance of 210.00 feet to an iron pin set;

11. South 44° 37' 45" West, a distance of 82.49 feet to an iron pin set;

12. South 45° 22' 13" East, a distance of 636.25 feet to an iron pin set in the western right of way for State Route 866, the Point of Beginning;

CONTAINING 5.50 acres, more or less.

(c) Land on which restrictions are to be imposed.--The parcel of land on which Project 70 restrictions are to be imposed is located in Woodbury Township, Blair County, and more particularly described as follows:

All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in Woodbury Township, County of Blair, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania more particularly described as a portion of the lands conveyed to Steven and Angela Lynn in the deed found in Blair County Deed Book 1512, Page 566, currently called Tax Parcel 12 on Blair County Tax Map 21-11 (Parent Tract), southeast of the centerline of Township Road 378 more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a railroad spike set at the intersection of the centerline of Woodbury Township Road 378 and the northeastern property line of the Parent Tract, being a common line with lands now or formerly of Robert L. Gorsuch as recorded in Blair County Recorder's Office in Deed Book 1175 Page 644, said railroad spike being the northern most point of the herein described parcel and being the Point of Beginning;

Thence from the Point of Beginning, along the said lands of Gorsuch, crossing Piney Creek, South 52° 11' 55" East, a distance of 192.31 feet to an iron pin set in the centerline of the old railroad bed of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Thence along the centerline of the old railroad bed and along lands now or formerly of Melvin Burkholder as recorded in the Blair County Recorder's Office in Deed Book 1276 Page 512, the following 5 (five) courses and distances:

1. South 37° 38' 34" West, a distance of 139.05 feet to a point

2. South 24° 37' 41" West, a distance of 123.28 feet to a point

3. South 17° 05' 10" West, a distance of 93.63 feet to a point

4. South 13° 28' 02" West, a distance of 46.54 feet to a point

5. South 21° 01' 08" West, a distance of 180.90 feet to a point in the centerline of the old railroad bed of the Pennsylvania Railroad;

Thence diverging from the centerline of the old railroad bed and continuing along lands of said Burkholder, South 50° 00' 39" West, a distance of 994.86 feet to a point; Thence along lands now or formerly of Harold Evans, South 54° 00' 00" West, a distance of 396.00 feet to an existing iron pin; Thence continuing along lands of said Evans, crossing Piney Creek North 31° 47' 19" West, a distance of 112.14 feet to an existing railroad spike found in the center of Township Road 378; Thence along the centerline of Township Road 378 the following seventeen (17) courses and distances:

1. North 76° 25' 32" East, a distance of 80.51 feet to a point;

2. North 77° 39' 12" East, a distance of 44.07 feet to a point;

3. North 65° 19' 29" East, a distance of 79.80 feet to a point;

4. North 54° 51' 03" East, a distance of 41.12 feet to a point;

5. North 50° 35' 29" East, a distance of 79.31 feet to a point;

6. North 47° 16' 35" East, a distance of 64.54 feet to a point;

7. North 46° 26' 58" East, a distance of 337.51 feet to a point;

8. North 46° 40' 45" East, a distance of 221.68 feet to a point;

9. North 49° 10' 01" East, a distance of 209.06 feet to a point;

10. North 54° 36' 22" East, a distance of 104.69 feet to a point;

11. North 48° 30' 55" East, a distance of 108.78 feet to a point;

12. North 32° 14' 37" East, a distance of 69.33 feet to a point;

13. North 18° 15' 00" East, a distance of 58.17 feet to a point;

14. North 08° 52' 57" East, a distance of 103.58 feet to a point;

15. North 08° 17' 22" East, a distance of 187.27 feet to a point;

16. North 15° 14' 15" East, a distance of 128.00 feet to a point;

17. North 26° 06' 57" East, a distance of 68.97 feet to a railroad spike set in the centerline of Township Road 378, the Point of Beginning;

CONTAINING 4.06 acres, more or less.

(d) Final area and configuration.--Final area and configuration of the land described under subsections (b) and (c) are subject to local zoning and subdivision requirements.

(e) Deed restriction.--The restriction to be included in the deed of conveyance for the parcel described in subsection (c) shall be as follows:

This indenture is given to provide land for recreation, conservation and historical purposes, as said purposes are defined in the act of June 22, 1964 (Sp.Sess., P.L.131, No.8), known as the Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.